I'm in Syd on a 12GB cable plan. I have nothing to complain about download speeds but I really hate being limited to 12GB a month, there's so many things I want to download like sotm which disappears after a month but i can't.

trec:
I manage to download around 120-130 gb a month (that's with all the seeding I do) on my 1.5 Mbit/256 kbit plan with Dodo for $130 a month.
I really don't think this plan is pricey at all. It appears to cost Dodo a lot more, since the plan is no longer available.

i nearly got fired today haha then there would be no summer holidayz for me, anyway....everyone enjoy ur holidayz and drive safely plz since this is the holiday season and aus has a pretty bad record with fatal car accidents during the holiday season

thx for the reply. but my chinese isnt good enough to read yet so i guess doesnt help me.
I am wondering if anyone has the 512kb unlimited plan provided by "Instant Communications" for $59.95 with no shaping. this plan just seems a little too good to be true..

Hi! I'm from Vancouver, Canada but I will be going to Brisbane next month as an international student and will spend the next 4 years there. Doesn't seem like there's too many people from Queensland...is it because there's not many asians in Brisbane?

I'm on that plan, and I can so far say that they're excellent. The guy that I spoke with when I churned from Netspace (Ben) was really helpful, and even gave me a call to let me know that the churn went through, the morning that it did. I've been with them for three months now, and no complaints at all.

Downtime has been almost nil, and I think that the downtime I had was my own fault - router problems and all.

In short, I like it, and wish I had been with them from the start.

Mael.

P.S. Bonju, take your time. I'm in no rush, Christmas is coming up afterall, and we're all busy.

Burachan wrote:Hi! I'm from Vancouver, Canada but I will be going to Brisbane next month as an international student and will spend the next 4 years there. Doesn't seem like there's too many people from Queensland...is it because there's not many asians in Brisbane?

There are some suburbs that high asian population. Inala has a vietnamese community and Sunnybank has a chinese community, if you live those areas you'll be certain to see lots of asian stores.

Burachan wrote:Hi! I'm from Vancouver, Canada but I will be going to Brisbane next month as an international student and will spend the next 4 years there. Doesn't seem like there's too many people from Queensland...is it because there's not many asians in Brisbane?

There are some suburbs that high asian population. Inala has a vietnamese community and Sunnybank has a chinese community, if you live those areas you'll be certain to see lots of asian stores.

Thanks Ruroshin. I'm not close to Sunnybank at all...I'll be staying at Taringa. I was searching for Japanese grocery stores in Brisbane and found two near my area: J-Top's (in Taringa) and Japan Mart (in Indooroopilly). Do you know if they are any good?

i can't speakfor J-Top, but Japan-Mart is good. If yr in Taringa, then you'll be fine for both asian ppl (lots of international students at the university) and for decent food. just across the river from taringa, in west end, are several vietnamese grocers; there's at least one i can remember in toowong as well. lots of sushi places all round the place, and takeaway noodle stores too.

in town (on adelaide st, i think - i was never able to remember the streetnames in brisbane cbd) there're a couple of japanese convenience stores (and i think one korean, but i could be mis-remembering this), and in fortitude valley there're numerous asian (ie chinese. japanese, korean and/or vietnamese) delis, grocers, restaurants, cinemas and dvd stores.

thx Maelgwn for ur reply on the instant communications plan. so do u know if any extra charges are invloved with this plan? so they never shaped u? and wat does churn mean? sry for all these questions just need to confirm

Also another question. I know there is a thread out about dvd players which can play divx/ xvid formats with subs. But does anyone know where to get them in Melbourne or know of any better ones? Any help would be gladly appreciated

ipick wrote:
Also another question. I know there is a thread out about dvd players which can play divx/ xvid formats with subs. But does anyone know where to get them in Melbourne or know of any better ones? Any help would be gladly appreciated

ipick wrote:thx Maelgwn for ur reply on the instant communications plan. so do u know if any extra charges are invloved with this plan? so they never shaped u? and wat does churn mean? sry for all these questions just need to confirm

Also another question. I know there is a thread out about dvd players which can play divx/ xvid formats with subs. But does anyone know where to get them in Melbourne or know of any better ones? Any help would be gladly appreciated

I bought one at Big W over a year ago. Just go to a normal retail/electronic shop and look for a DIVX/XVID marking on the DVD player or the Box. But...some players are better than others, so check online for some good names with reviews.

My sister uses the one I bought, and it works for the majority of subs. But only about 50% of soft sub titles work. I have no idea why some work and some don't, i've never looked into it since I prefer watching them on my PC.

aparently iinet has raise there prices and i think also their cap due to telstras wholesale price surcharge increase, and tpg same with them but existing customers dont have to pay 70 bucks for the 1.5mb 20gb plan (still 50 for them), my plan runs out at the end of the year, and i hope telstra has new plans in january or im thinkin about goin back to dialup connection

Hey im a new J-drama fan, im from adelaide....
Im still on dial-up *sighs* but lucky for me Kakashi-Sensei lives close by, so i can get them off him.
Anyway hello's to all you aussie D-addicts out there.......